Incidence and associated factors of extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) in preterm infants, a cross-sectional study in selected NICUs in Ethiopia

Background Preterm infants have high risk of developing growth restriction and long-term complications. Enteral feeding is often delayed in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) for the fear of feeding intolerance and the associated necrotising enterocolitis, and recent advances in nutritional suppo...

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Main Authors: Netsanet Workneh Gidi, Bogale Worku, Robert L Goldenberg, Assaye K Nigussie, Elizabeth McClure, Amha Mekasha, Matthias Siebeck, Orsolya Genzel-Boroviczeny, Lulu M Muhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:BMJ Paediatrics Open
Online Access:https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000765.full